Research Centre on Adult Education and Community Intervention (CEAD)

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University
University of Algarve
Faculty/school/department
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
Size of the team
number of researchers number of supporting staff number of PhD students
20
0
7
PI
PI name
António Fragoso de Almeida
PI email
aalmeida@ualg.pt
PI bio

António Fragoso is an Associate Professor and coordinator of CEAD research centre. He is co-editor of the European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, and active in the European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA - http://esrea.org/). He has been involved in national and international research projects. His research interests and publications focus on adult education, non-traditional students in HE, community education and older citizens’ learning.

Contact person and e-mail
Contact person
António Fragoso de Almeida
Contact person e-mail
aalmeida@ualg.pt
WWW
https://cead.ualg.pt/site/en/
Short description of research profile

CEAD's mission is to promote and carry out research activities on Adult Education and Community Intervention, build and disseminate scientific knowledge with social utility, and support planning and decision-making processes in the field. We believe that education takes place in all spaces and throughout the life cycle. We also believe that adult education can make a significant contribution to the dynamics of social change and improve the quality of life of adults, an adult being any individual from the end of adolescence to the last stages of life.

Research area
SOCIAL SCIENCES » Educational sciences
Scientific Themes (keywords)
Social inequalities
Social change
community intervention
participation
Publications

Representative publications

Fragoso A., Valadas S.T., & Paulos, L. (2023). Social Disadvantages and Intergenerational Solidarity Views From Older Adults: A Qualitative Study. INQUIRY: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing, 60. https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580221144621
Vieira, C. C. (Ed.) (2022). Themes, Contexts and Challenges of Qualitative Research in Education. Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra. http://monographs.uc.pt/iuc/catalog/book/325      
Valadas, S.T., Fernandes, P., Figueiredo, C., & Vilhena, C. (2022). Digital Platforms and Technologies in School Clusters in Portugal: The Perspective of School Leaders. International Journal of Educational Organization and Leadership, 29(2), 59-72. DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2329-1656/CGP/v29i02/59-72.
Fragoso, A., & Fonseca, J. (2022) Combating Ageism through Adult Education and Learning. Social Sciences, 11(3), 110. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci11030110.
Finnegan, F., Valadas, S., O’Neill, J., Fragoso, A. & Paulos, L. (2019): The search for security in precarious times: non-traditional graduates perspectives on higher education and employment, International Journal of Lifelong Education, 38(2), 157-170. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02601370.2019.1567613.

Link to extended list of publication

https://cead.ualg.pt/site/en/publicacoes/
Partnerships and Cooperation
CEAD investigators participate in WP 5, particularly in task 5.3.